Necktie.



' navm n. BAILEY, or COFFEYVILLE, .minsns.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1917.

Application filed January 13, 1917. Serial NoL'142 ,249.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that 1, DAVID D. BAILEY, acitizenof the United States, residing at Coffeyville, in the county ofMontgomery and.

State of Kansas, have invented certain" new and useful Improvements inNeckties, of which the following is a specification, refer ence beinghad to the accompanying-drawings.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements inwearing apparel and relates particularly to neckwear.

The invention has for its primary ob ect to provide an improved articleof this char acter which combines, in a very simple and effectivemanner, a combination of parts whereby the cravat may be worn as theordinary ascot, four-in-hand, or bow-tie, or a part of it worn by itselfas the ordinary string or bow-tie, and which possesses the additionaladvantages of making a new tie or cravat out of an old one by cuttingoff the end of the old tie and attaching one of my improved tie-ends toit.

And the invention also aims to generally improve devices of thischaracter so as to render them more useful and commercially desirable.

With these and other objects in view as will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions,arrangements and comblnations of parts that l[ shall hereinafter describe.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aperspective View showing one form of my improved necktie, the partsbeing separated and in juxtaposition to each other,

Fig. 2 is a similar View but with the parts in assembled relation,

Figs. 3 and 4 are fragmentary sectional views showing the arrangement ofthe fasteners.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescrlptionand designated in all of the views of the accompanyin drawing by likereference characters.

Iy improved combination tie or cravat comprises a tie-end 1 and a stringor bow-tie 2. The tie-end 1 is formed at one end with a sheath or casing3, which is preferably unpadded and designed toreceive one end of thestring or bow-tie 2 separable fasteners 4: of any desired shape ordesign being secured to the tie-end 1 at the end of the v sheath 3 andto the string or bow-tie2 at suitable distances from one end thereof,this being the end which is inserted into the sheath,

Preferably I employ two separable fasteners for each tie or cravat, thecomplemental or mating members of the fasteners being connected to theopposite sides of the sheath 3 and bow-tie 2, andnear the side gdgesthereof so as to avoid any bulky efect.

From this description in connection with the accompanying drawing, theoperation and advantages of my improved combination tie or cravat willbe apparent. The device may be used in three Ways. For example, when oneend of the string or bowtie 2 is inserted into the sheath 3 and theparts connected together by the separable fasteners 4, a regularfour-in-hand, ascot, or bow-tie is produced, and one which will not onlybe as strong and durable as the ordinary tie, but one which, when worn,cannot be told from the ordinary tie. By taking ofi' the tie-end 1 thereremains an ordinary string or bow-tie, just as it comes from the store,with the exception, of course, of the fastening members, but these willnot be in the way when the part 2 is worn. Furthere more, the inventionmay be employed in makin a new tie out of an old one by cutting o% theend of the old tie and attaching one of my tie-ends 1.

It will also be seen that the tie-end l itself possesses severaladvantages. In the first place, it is two ties in one, thereby savingmaterial; the tie-end eliminates the necessity of padding thefour-in-hand tie for the reason that the bow-tie 2 acts as padding forthe four-in-hand when the parts are joined; and the two parts may be ofthe same material or of different materials or designs and any end canbe used on any bow-tie without detection from the outside when thedevice is worn.

While the accompanying drawing illustrates what ll believe to be thepreferred embodiment of my invention,'it is to be understood that theinvention is not limited thereto but that various changes may be made inthe construction, arrangements and proportions of the parts withoutdeparting from the scope of the. invention as claimed.

What is claimed, is:

As a .new article of manufacture, the fasteners and the adjacent end ofthe string 10 herein described cravat, comprising a tietie, lying withinthe sheath, will ,eonstitute end provided at one end with a sheath, anda padding for the tie-end. I a complete string tie insertible at one endin In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my said sheath,- the sheathbeing unpadded, and signature in the presence of two witnesses.separable fasteners attached to said sheath DAVID D. BAILEY.

' at one end thereof and the string tie at a Witnesses:

distance from one end of the latter, whereby F. A. CoRDELL, that portionof the string tie between said ARLINE M. WALTON.

